January 22, 2004. RON HANSEN talks about ISN'T
IT ROMANTIC? AN ENTERTAINMENT, a novel about a young
Parisian woman who embarks upon an adventure in the U.S. and
gets stranded in Nebraska. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Dr.,
Corte Madera. 415.927.0960 or 800.999.7909. www.bookpassage.com.
7pm.

Opening January 23, 2004. YSL: HIS LIFE AND TIMES
and YSL: 5, AVENUE MARCEAU, 75116 PARIS (France
2002). Both written and directed by DAVID TEBOUL. In
French with English subtitles. Roxie Cinema, 3117 16th St.
at Valencia, SF. 415.431.3611.

Opening January 23, 2004. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
Four films from this year's Oscar submissions for best
foreign language film. Rafael Film Center, San Rafael.
415.454.1222 or www.cafilm.org.

January 23 &endash; February 14, 2004. THE THREE
MUSKETEERS. Role Players Ensemble Theatre performs the
adventures of D'Artagnan and his fellow musketeers, Athos,
Porthos and Aramis as they fight for king and country with
frequent detours involving swordplay, wine, women and song.
Call for show times. $11-$20. Village Theatre, 233, Front
St., Danville. Contacts: 925.314.3463, 925.820.1278.

Through January 24, 2004. SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
performs FAURE'S REQUIEM and more. Conducted by
Ashkenazy. 415.864.6000 or http://www.sfsymphony.org.

January 25, 2004. NATASHA JAMES sings stellar
stories while incorporating elements of zydeco and other
styles. Rancho Nicasio, On The Town Square. 4pm.
415.662.2219.

January 28, 2004. PIAF: HER STORY HER SONGS.
Back by Popular Demand! Starring Raquel Bitton. In response
to numerous requests, we offer a second preview screening of
this sumptuously filmed concert-documentary capturing
performing artist Raquel Bitton in her internationally
acclaimed tribute to the legendary French singer EDITH PIAF.
Rafael Film Center. Tickets available at the Rafael box
office on 4th street in San Rafael California or online: go
to: www.cafilm.org.
Filmmaker/Performer Raquel Bitton in Person $10, $8 CFI
Members, Seniors. 7pm.

January 30, 2004. APERITIFS FOR A BON APPETIT!
With special guest, Georgeanne Brennan, author of
Aperitif: Recipes for Simple Pleasures in the French Style.
3:00pm-5:00pm WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN APERITIF AND
A COCKTAIL? We invite you to stop by Café Society in
San Francisco and partake in this delightful French ritual
held at the customary time of late afternoon. Hear the
fascinating history of the French aperitif as told by our
guest, Georgeanne Brennan, author of Aperitif: Recipes for
Simple Pleasures in the French Style. You will learn why the
aperitif is as essential to the café lifestyle as the
Gatti bistro furniture! Meet the author and pick up a signed
copy of her wonderful book, available for purchase at
Café Society. Event to be held at: Café
Society, SF Design Center, 2 Henry Adams Street, #360, San
Francisco, CA. RSVP 415.487.2333 X118 Seating is
limited.

January 30-February 4, 2004. TO BE AND TO HAVE
(Nicolas Philbert). Castro Theatre, SF.

ON LOCATION EDUCATION SEEKS BAY AREA MULTI-LINGUAL
EDUCATOR. OLE, the country's premiere on-set education
service for the entertainment industry, is seeking a native
French speaker who is also fluent in Spanish to teach an
11-year-old performer in a San Francisco-based production.
Educator must be able to teach in French, Spanish and
English. Part-time daytime availability is a must. Please
fax resume and cover letter to 914.666.3810 Attn Becca
Gershowitz or e-mail becca@onlocationeducation.com.

PRESCHOOL TEACHER AND 1ST-3RD GRADE TEACHER SOUGHT.
The French International School in Santa Rosa is looking
for preschool teachers and a teacher to teach a combination
1st-3rd grade. Teachers must be fluent French (preferably
native French speakers) and have experience teaching these
grades. Resumes can be sent to: The French International
School of Sonoma County, 4905 Kinsington Court, Santa Rosa,
CA 95405. Our phone number is 707-538-3996.

January 29-February 29, 2004. GARDENS AROUND THE
WORLD. International School of the Peninsula's student
art gallery, "Gardens Around The World" will be featured at
Stanford University School of Education from January 29th to
February 29th. World-renowned Stanford Professor of
Education and Art, Dr. Elliot Eisner, will be speaking at
the gallery's opening on January 29, 2004 at 6:00 P.M. at
the School of Education Cubberley Auditorium. Wine and hors
d'oeuvres will be served. Free Admission. The "Gardens
Around The World" student art gallery focuses on 16th - 20th
century European, Egyptian and Chinese art. Students studied
artisans such as Esher, Matisse, Monet and Van Gogh and
worked with one of the following art methods: pastel,
watercolor, collage, gouache, wax crayons, mix media and
printing. Location: Stanford School of Education Cubberley
Auditorium, 485 Lasuen Mall, Palo Alto. Contact: Patricia at
650.251.8521 or go to http://www.istp.org/giving/news/index.html

Through January 31, 2004. VAL DE TINEE. WORKS BY
RICHARD BENNETT. Alliance Française de San
Francisco, 1345 Bush St., SF. 415.775.7755 or www.afsf.com
for more details.

Through February 1, 2004. WHEN IS A 'PORTRAIT' NOT A
PORTRAIT? TWO BRONZE BUSTS. Works by
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier. Iris & B. Gerald Cantor
Center for Visual Arts, Lomita Drive and Museum Way,
Stanford University, Palo Alto. www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva.

February 2-27, 2004. RECENT WORKS BY JACK DZAMBA.
Alliance Française de San Francisco, 1345 Bush St.,
SF. 415.775.7755 or www.afsf.com
for more details.

Through February 8, 2004. REPROCESSING
INFORMATION. Videoworks that explore information as
landscape and medium. Includes films by Pierre Huyghe. San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third St., SF.
415.357.4000 or www.sfmoma.org.

Through February 23, 2004. EATING AND DRINKING IN
SPLENDOR. Georgian silver from the Alan and Simone
Hartman collection. See the French influence in the London
fashions in clothing and food from the early 19th century,
in items from sauceboats, soup tureens, wine coasters,
entrée dishes, etc. Copia, Napa. www.copia.org.

March 1-27, 2004. NEW PAINTINGS BY WINSTON BRANCH.
Alliance Française de San Francisco, 1345 Bush St.,
SF. 415.775.7755 or www.afsf.com
for more details.

Through March 6, 2004. MODERN MASTERS EXHIBITION.
Special collection of works on paper and prints by Chagall,
Matisse, Miro and Picasso. Meyerovich Gallery, 251 Post St.,
SF. 415.421.7171 or www.meyerovich.com.

March 6 - July 4, 2004. ART DECO, 1910-1939. The
most comprehensive presentation ever staged on one of the
most glamorous and popular of all artistic styles. Features
are some 300 works including Cartier jewelry, Tiffany
silver, sculpture by Leger and Brancusi, fashion by Lanvin
and Chanel, and paintings by Tamara de Lempicka and Joseph
Stella. California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 34th &
Clement, SF. 415.863.3330. http://www.legionofhonor.org.

BAY AREA FRANCOPHONE PARENTS. Are you a
Francophone or Francophile parent in the Bay Area? Then
visit the Frenchparents.org web site. It's Bons Plans
(Recommendations) forum is full of interesting local tips,
and to really participate, subscribe to the biweekly online
newsletter, where new memebers are introduced and
announcements and want ads are posted. Hope to see you soon
on http://www.frenchparents.org.

FRANCETIME: The Online French Connection - Le
Reseau francophone mondial. FranceTime is the place where
Francophiles interact in English or French: French news,
virtual/real Tours, Free classified, chat rooms, travel tips
and advice and more. Don't miss our virtual our of Paris,
"Paris en Images". We are looking for volunteer writers who
want to share their knowledge of the French culture (i.e.,
travel tips, reports, journal, culture, etc.). If you want
to submit material, go to http://www.francetime.com/submit.php.
Visit us now at http://www.francetime.com.
A tout de suite.

THE FRENCH CLASS NEWSLETTER. FRENCH NEWSLETTER:
language and travel tips, list of activities in French such
as wine tastings, free conversation groups, French parties,
cooking classes, dinner, museums visits, workshops, etc.
Only $30 per year for 6 issues. Call The French Class, 500
Sutter Street, Suite 310, SF (415.362.3666) for details.

TV5 NOW AVAILABLE ON CABLE! Watch the best in
French programming on TV5, now available on Cable TV with
Comcast in many cities in the San Francisco Bay Area. TV5 is
only $10.99 a month in addition to your Comcast cable
subscription. For complete details about service, prices and
availability or to subscribe call toll free
1-888-824-8058.

MARIN-PARIS APARTMENT EXCHANGE. Owner of
2-bedroom, 5th floor (4e etage) Parisian apartment would
like to exchange for a house in Marin for July 15-Aug 15th,
2004. 1,000 sq foot luxury apt one block from the Eiffel
Tower in the 7th arrondissement. Very quiet. Balcony and
view of the river. 2 bedrooms, one with a queen bed and one
with bunk beds (children's room). One bathroom and one wc.
Elevator. Nearest metro: alma marceau. Bus lines 42, 92, 69,
87. Apt is fully furnished and has all appliances americans
like: washer/ drying/ dishwasher/microwave/cable TV and DSL
internet connection. Near the famous Rue Cler open air
market. Lots of commerce and museums nearby. (No San
Francisco or Sonoma County exchange desired.) Contact:
shelby42fr@yahoo.fr

PARISIAN CAFÉ JAZZ IN PLEASANT HILL. Left
Bank of Pleasant Hill features jazz on Friday evenings from
7pm to 11pm, including LAURENT FOURGO from Paris! 60
Crescent Drive, Pleasant Hill. 925.288.1222 or www.leftbank.com
for more details.

HENRI-PIERRE KOUBAKA performs ancient and
contemporary Mandingo Music from Senegal, Mali, Guinea and
Kongo with vocals and acoustic guitar. When not performing
solo Henri-Pierre Koubaka leads a band which often
incorporates a variety of instruments such as balafon,
violin , cello, bass . guitar . This large ensemble may also
feature dancers while the unavoidable percussion section
contributes secular and spiritual rhythms. 510.309.9903.
kumpo@yahoo.com.

First Monday of the month: THE FRENCH CONNECTION OF
THE SILICON VALLEY. 1st Monday of the month, 6:30pm to
9pm. Networking plus speaker plus buffet for more info,
register at : http://www.dbf.net.
1001 Marshall St., Redwood City CA.

Every other Tuesday afternoon: CAFE PHILOSOPHIQUE.
Organized by The French Class, 500 Sutter Street, Suite 310,
SF, 415.362.3666. Every other Tuesday at 5:30, free activity
for the members of our French Club. Please call for
information on how to become a member of our French
Club.

First Wednesday of the month: SOIREE DE
CONVERSATION, Pearson & Company, 2759 Fourth St.,
Santa Rosa. Pearson's cafe stays open just for francophones
on the first Wednesday of the month. You can purchase wine,
beer or coffee during that time; dinner is available until
7pm. Information: 707.576.1434. Begins at 5:30pm.

Second Wednesday evening of each month: CONVERATION A
VILLA MARIN. Marin, a San Rafael retirement residence,
has a French table; if you are fairly fluent and would like
to dine at the French table, call Raymonde Kaplan at
415.492.2567. Subtitled French film shown after dinner.

Third Thursday of every month: NEW CAFE EVENT!
Join Cafe Society for a celebration of the European cafe
lifestyle with French wine & hors d'oeuvre, Belgian beer
and more. Every Third Thursday 6-9PM. Napa Riverfront
District. For additional information, please contact Susan
Hewitt 415.487.2333 x118 shewitt@cafesocietystore.com.

Friday afternoons: FRENCH FOR FREE at The French
Class, 500 Sutter Street, Suite 310, San Francisco.
Everybody is welcome. 12:00 to 2:00pm.

Fridays afternoons: FRENCH PLAY GROUP IN SAN
FRANCISCO. Contact: Sybille Schneider : Coordonnees:
sybilleschneider@yahoo.com.
Join us with your young ones in one of SF's parks or in a
home for this French playgroup. We meet Fridays around
4pm.

First & third Fridays of the month: SALON DE
CONVERSATION FRANCAISE A GLEN ELLEN. French salons in
Glen Ellen for advanced students, first and third Fridays of
the month, 6 to 7:30pm. Small groups starting in February.
For more information and to reserve, call 707.938.0321 or
email Yannickponte@yahoo.com.

Second Saturday of the month:
FLUENT FRENCH SPEAKERS OF MILL VALLEY. First meeting
November 8 at Champagne, 41 Throckmorton Avenue (next to the
Sequoia Theater), Mill Valley. 10am-11am. Write
suzanne.toczyski@sonoma.edu
for details.

Last Saturday of the month: FRENCH WALK. For all
ages. Jogger-Strollers ok. 10am. For meeting place and time,
call Fabienne, 415.482.8479 at the latest the night before
the walk. If interested, bring a picnic.

Last Saturday of each month. FRENCH PLAY TIME AT THE
PARK. 10:00 a.m. A growing group of parents and children
have started meeting the last Saturday of each month for
play time and French conversation at a local park. Not all
the children speak French, but they all like to play and
will benefit from hearing the language. For more
information, call Evelyn at 576-1434 or email to sonprov@sonic.net.

Sunday afternoons: CONVERSATION IN PACIFICA. A
group of students from SFSU have started a French
conversation group in Pacifica. We welcome all who wish to
converse in French: native speakers, beginner, intermediate
or advance students. We meet at Starbuck's in the Linda Mar
Shopping center, every Sunday afternoon at 2pm. Come and
join us. For any questions, email vakaruru@hotmail.com

LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR ADULTS AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
FOR CHILDREN. The International School of the Peninsula
located in Palo Alto is offering extensive adult language
classes and children's after-school program. For adults we
offer separate classes for varying proficiency levels for
each language: Arabic, English ESL, French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian and Spanish. The next
14-week session starts on Monday, February 2, 2004,
enrollment starting early January. Join our Open House on
Saturday, January 24, 2004 from 11:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. For
children in grades pre-K-8th offering a great selection of
after-school activities such as art class, chess, Chinese
dance, chorus, basketball, soccer, and language classes
(Arabic, French, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, Russian and
Spanish). The new semester starts on Monday, February 2,
2004, enrollment starting on Tuesday, January 19, 2004. For
more information please contact Béatrice Bergemont.
BeatriceBergemont@istp.org,
Phone: 650.251.8519, Web site: www.istp.org.

FRENCH CLASSES FOR LITTLE ONES IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Contact: Jean et Marie store & Maisonette Playroom :
Coordonnées: 510.759.1224 - ingrid@maisonettesf.com.
Jean et Marie is proud to announce to offer its French
immersion program for kids in its playroom, Maisonette.
Language study is best started when very young, and that's
why we decided to offer this opportunity to little ones as
young as 2. Activities for each hour-and-a-half class
include games, singing and dancing, puppets, drawing, and
storytelling, all in French. For more information, come by
the store, at 100 Clement Street, see: www.maisonettesf.com
or call 510.759.1224.

July 3-10 DE LA SOUPE TO NUTS (in English &
French). Instructor: Antoinette Constable, Parisienne and
Californian, award-winning poet and chef with her own
catering business in the San Francisco Bay Area.

July 1-31, 2004. EUROPEAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION SUMMER
PROGRAM IN PARIS, organized by CSU Hayward and San
Francisco State University. Dr. Thomas Blair, tblair@ccsf.edu.
OR: www.esaparis.org.

NO TIME TO COMMUTE AND GO TO THE FRENCH CLASS.
Dominique Bremond, the director of The French Class is San
Francisco, is now offering "Long Distance French" to people
who can't make it to a class. All you have to do is call her
at (415) 362-3666 or send her an e-mail at http://www.frenchclass.com
to get your own personalized French tape according to your
level and needs. Just call Dominique and let her know what
you would like to find on your tape and she will make a tape
just for you. $21.70 (including tax) + $2.30 shipping. Total
$24. You may send a check to the order of The French Class
or use any credit card. Dominique Bremond has been teaching
French in the Bay Area for over 20 years and specializes in
grammar, prononciation, practical French and easy learning.
Call now 415.362.3666.

FRENCH BY PHONE If you are too busy to leave your
office or want to avoid losing time in traffic, this may be
the best way for you to keep up with your French. We set up
a program according to your needs and goals, including
conversation, grammar and pronunciation. Lessons are 30
minutes long and $25 each or $23 for members of The French
Class. For information on our membership and on our school,
please visit our website at http://www.frenchclass.com
or call us at (415) 362-3666 or send us an e-mail at
info@frenchclass.com.
The French Class, 500 Sutter Street, Suite 310, San
Francisco CA 94102.

FRENCH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE. Learn French at your
own pace. French for children, adults and corporate in
private or small classes. French Language Institut offers
flexibility, fun, customized programs, library, newest
educative material, CNED, craft sessions, trip to France and
much more! Visit us @ http://www.FL-Institut.com
or write to frenchteachers@siliconfrench.com.

February 7, 2004. PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND. New
Orleans by the Bay. "The best jazz band in the land."
Straight from the jazz cradle of New Orleans, thre's no
better way to celebrate Mardi Gras than with the single
finest New Orleans/traditional jazz ensemble. Palace of Fine
Arts Theatre. $220/$28/$38. 8pm. www.sfjazz.org
or 415.776.1999

February 14, 2004. VALENTINE'S DAY HIGH TEA AND HAUT
CHOCOLAT at CAFÉ SOCIETY. 2pm-5pm. Featuring
French Thé des Ecrivans, Angelina chocolate chaud and
other special French delectibles as well as a raffle for the
Chocolate French book to benefit the NVOH. 1000 Main Street,
#100 Napa, CA 94559. 707.256.3232 x206.

February 14, 2004. VALENTINE'S DAY AT LEFT BANK. A
selection of unique à la carte dishes to celebrate
the day as well as our regular cuisine grand-mère.
5:30pm to 11pm. Reservations recommended. www.leftbank.com.

February 15, 2004. TALES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE.
Africa in the Picture. Senegalese director Djibril Diop
Mambety juxtaposes harsh realities against the dream of
social justice in Africa. KQED TV9, 1am. Set your VCR the
night before (2/14)!

February 18, 2004. FROM LIFE features OLIVIER
LAUDE, photographer from Corsica (currently living in
San Francisco) among others. KQED TV9, 7:30pm.

February 20, 2004. MEMOIRES DE GUERRE DE CHARLES DE
GAULLE. Rendez-vous littéraire de l'Alliance
Française de San Francisco. 1345 Bush St., SF.
415.775.7755 or www.afsf.com
for more details.

February 20, 2004. JOANNE HARRIS, author of
CHOCOLAT, talks about her new novel HOLY
FOOLS, a story of love and betrayal, friendship and
revenge, set in 17th century France. Former rope-dancer
Juliette becomes Soeur Auguste to protect herself and her
daughter. Soeur Auguste's comfortable existence in a convent
begins to unravel with the arrival of a powerful spiritual
advisor. He is perhaps the only person who can destroy her
new life. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Dr., Corte Madera.
415.927.0960 or 800.999.7909. www.bookpassage.com.
1pm.

February 20-21, 2004 . FROM LIBERATION TO THE NEW
WAVE: FRANCE IN THE POST WAR ERA 1945-1962. At Herbst
Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco. Friday,
February 20, 8:00 - 10:00 pm. After 1944, Paris once again
became one of the preeminent cultural capitals of the world,
exporting trend-setting fashion, filmmaking and literary
style to the United States and a revived Europe. But Paris
and France as they emerged after World War II were very
different from their prewar selves, as France and its
capital fully embraced the 20th Century. On Friday evening,
Irwin Wall, author of France, the United States, and the
Algerian War, 1954-1962, a ground-breaking reexamination of
the Algerian War and the role of Charles DeGaulle in it,
opens the program with an examination of French politics and
foreign policy from the mid 1940s to the early 1960s.
Saturday, February 21, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm. Kristin Ross,
author of Fast Cars, Clean Bodies: Decolonization and the
Reordering of French Culture, will examine French
intellectual life and literature in the two decades after
the Liberation. She will be followed by Melissa Leventon,
former curator of textile arts at the DeYoung Museum, who
will discuss postwar French fashion and its significance as
a cultural symbol, as well as its importance to the postwar
French economy. After lunch, John Zysman of UC-Berkeley will
explore the postwar revival and modernization of the French
economy, followed by Vanessa Schwartz of USC, an expert on
the Cannes Film Festival, who will trace the evolution of
the Festival and its vital importance for the Nouvelle Vague
French filmmakers (such as Francois Truffaut) who emerged at
the end of the 1950s. The program closes with a panel
disussion with all speakers. http://humanitieswest.org/current.html#paris.

March 6, 2004. SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE
FESTIVAL. High School students from around the Bay Area
are invited to compete in contests and perform for a rocking
audience. Details forthcoming! Call Christine at
707.664.3159 or Suzanne at 707.664.4177 with questions or
see http://www.sonoma.edu/users/t/toczyski/festivalfrench.html
for details.

March 11 - April 11, 2004. MY OLD LADY. American
writer Mathias Gold arrives in Paris intent on financing a
new life with the sale of his recently inherited apartment.
He soon discovers that his father bequeathed the apartment
complete with tenants a very French, 90+-year-old, very
determined Mathilde and her equally headstrong daughter.
Play by ISRAEL HOROVITZ; directed by AMY GLAZER. Marin
Theatre Company, 397 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley.
415.388.5208 for subscription/tickets.

March 19-21, 2004. INTERNATIONAL LIVING. If you've
always dreamed of moving to France, starting a new life in
Paris, enjoying a "pied-à-terre" of your own part of
the year or investing in property in France, this
power-packed conference is a MUST. Hosted by the
International Living Paris Office and Adrian Leeds,
Editorial Director and Editor of the Parler Paris daily
newsletter, these two-and-a-half days in San Francisco will
arm you with all the information you need to make it happen!
The line-up for the conference includes seminars,
discussions, dinner, cocktails -- with well-known Paris,
Europe and U.S. -based expertsYou'll have an opportunty to
ask questions and learn all you'll need to know to make your
dream come true to live in France or just be a part of the
profits on owning property there. We'll open with a cocktail
party, enjoy a dinner together and discover all the fabulous
atmosphere San Francisco has to offer. Sheraton Fisherman's
Wharf, 2500 Mason Street, San Francisco, California, USA.
http://www.sheratonatthewharf.com.
Conference Fees: First Person $895; Early Bird Registration
Before February 15, 2004 $795; Spouse or Partner $595.
Reservations and information: U.S. OFFICE; Schuyler Hoffman,
Special Projects Manager; Toll Free in the U.S. 1-877-IL
PARIS (1-877-457-2747). Email: RSVP@InternationalLiving.com

March 20, 2004. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PAUL CEZANNE:
PAINTER OF LIGHT. Slide and lecture tour by travel
editor and writer GEORGIA HESSE. Follow the footsteps
of the famed artists beginning near his birthplace in
Aix-en-Provence, to his schools, his favorite cafés,
churches, and the house where he died. Virtual tour of the
French countryside and its villages with travel suggestions
(lodging, restaurants, wines). Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista
Dr., Corte Madera. 415.927.0960 or 800.999.7909. www.bookpassage.com.
10am-1pm. $40.